Athens incubates the new digital age: The Athens New Media Synergy Center holds ideas that can 'change the world'

The New Media Synergy Center, an economic development program initiated by the University of Georgia's Research Foundation, is host to Web and graphic design companies Eo Studios and Candy, the entertainment and production-oriented Dreamspan Inc. and UGA's New Media Institute, which brings together more than 60 teachers and computer professionals from some 20 departments at UGA. Front row from left: Tim Nackashi, Eo Studios; Kevin Roy and Jason Thrasher, Dreamspan; second row: Margaret Wagner Dahl, director, Athens New Media Synergy Center; and Beth Hall Thrasher and Cicely Osbourne, Dreamspan; third row: Mark Magnarella, Eo Studios; Jennifer Maldonado, UGA New Media Institute; and Ken Bowman, Eo Studios; back row: Michael Lachowski, Candy; and John Buckner, Eo Studios.